The guests were paired up with “Running Man” members and went all over Korea, some visiting locales by the sea while others journey to a white, snowy mountainside. They even visited Thailand and Hong Kong, making this a very special race.

This is the first cooking battle on “Running Man” in a year. To take part in the cooking contest, members and guests needed to secure an invitation to the battle through a race.

Yeon Jung Hoon, who hasn’t been seen by Korean audiences in a while, was drenched in sweat soon after the race started. He made everyone laugh by saying, “I didn’t realize ‘Running Man’ was going to be so intense. If I knew it was going to be like this, I wouldn’t have got my hair and makeup done.”

The “Running Man” Lunar New Year cooking battle special will air on February 15.